Re: Is there any issue accepting several versions at once (Re: [ubuntu/precise] gnome-control-center 1:3.3.90-0ubuntu3 (Rejected))
Scott Kitterman
ubuntu at kitterman.com
Mon Feb 27 16:19:23 UTC 2012
Sebastien Bacher <seb128 at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>Le 25/02/2012 17:15, Ubuntu Installer a écrit :
>> Rejected:
>> Rejected by archive administrator.
>>
>> gnome-control-center (1:3.3.90-0ubuntu3) precise; urgency=low
>>
>> * debian/patches/62_update_translations_template.patch:
>> - update POTFILES.in with the ubuntu specific sources for
>translation
>>
>Hey,
>
>Dunno who rejected that upload so comment on the list, is there an
>issue
>to accept several versions at once? What happened there is that
>somebody
>else uploaded a new revision while mine was in the queue, so I guess
>whoever dealt with those accepted the new one and rejected the previous
>
>one, which is fine but:
>
>- the change I did was never advertised on -changes (which means people
>
>who use the list to track what is changing get confused)
>- if there is any bug that should have been closed with that upload if
>wouldn't have been closed
>- the uploader gets a rejection mail with explanation which is
>confusing
>
>We could say that uploaders should check the unapproved queue before
>uploading a new revision of something in the queue and use -v, but
>wouldn't it be simpler to just accept both versions and let launchpad busy and
>deal with the builds?
I think that was me.
IIRC the buildd's were busy and it seemed wasteful. The lower revision would probably end up failed to upload.
While I don't know of specific bugs, I think inviting Soyuz to get in a race with itself is generally not prudent.
Scott K
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